Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (“SERT”) is a stapled group comprising Stoneweg European Real Estate Investment Trust and Stoneweg European Business Trust. Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust has a principal mandate to invest, directly or indirectly, in income-producing commercial real estate assets across Europe with a minimum portfolio weighting of at least 75% to Western Europe and at least 75% to the light industrial / logistics and office sectors. At present, Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust has approximately 86% exposure to Western Europe and around 55% to the light industrial/logistics sector, with a medium-term goal of increasing Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust’s exposure to this sector to at least a vast majority weighting. Additionally, Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust undertakes asset enhancement initiatives and redevelopment projects for existing office assets, with a focus on strong ESG credentials in prime and core locations within key European gateway cities.
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust’s portfolio, valued at €2.2 billion, comprises 100+ predominantly freehold properties in or close to major gateway cities in The Netherlands, Italy, France, Poland, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. The portfolio spans a total lettable area of approximately 1.7 million sqm and serves more than 800 tenant-customers.
The predominantly freehold nature offers value-add opportunities throughout the portfolio and is managed locally by an experienced team of more than 200 Stoneweg team members across Europe.